October 2001 Issue Stunning Island Homes. Learning from the Sarasota School of Architecture The Last Great Deals $9-Million and Climbing

Departments a sea story  Searching out the secrets surrounding the sinking og John Ringling's yacht. An Island Legacy  Modern design and family memories mix in a new Boca Grande beach house. ask the experts  Design professionals answer your questions. BINGO!  A historic little Lido Shores house gets a bright and breezy redo. cutting edge  Florida portraits. Drought Fishing  Nature Encounters. glorious gardens  Janis Frawley tours the gardens of Palm Beach Going back to school  Some 50 years later, why is everybody talking about the Sarasota School of Architecture? going to graceland  Touring amazing Graceland. Guiding Light  A Bradenton architect who lives in a Paul Rudolph home pens a new book about the legendary architect; plus some of the Ezra Stroller images that first helped make Rudolph famous. homefront  What's new in luxury real estate and design. no more heavy metal  Braces hit the big time. Now and Zen  A Casey Key guest house for a Sarasota School classic wins international acclaim. real estate go$$ip  Wait till you read Mary Alice Collins found out! room with the views  How a Longboat Key kitchen gained space - and great views. sliders in Sarasota  Meet the Sarasota man who perfected the sliding glass door. Street Talk  Scoops and stories from the city beat. Table Talk  Best Bets in shopping. take it away  The latest dish on Sarasota dining. the last great deals  Looking for that perfect home in Sarasota's rapidly rising real estate market? Editor Susan Burns shows you eight neighborhoods that still offer bang for the buck. This month: checking out the new luxury downtown condos.  Treasure of the Caribbean  Sarasota writer John van Zandt and architect Gene Aubry explore the alluring architecture of Old Havana. wailing about walls  Lamenting the rise of residential walls.